heterodoxy

noun het·ero·doxy \ ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌdäk-sē , ˈhe-trə- \

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Examples: heterodoxy in a Sentence

Definition of heterodoxy

plural heterodoxies

1 : the quality or state of being heterodox

2 : a heterodox opinion or doctrine

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Examples of heterodoxy in a Sentence

Copernicus's theory that the earth revolved around the sun was arrant heterodoxy at a time when the earth was thought to be the center of the universe.

Recent Examples of heterodoxy from the Web

In any event, the extent of Williams’s heterodoxy cannot be overstated.

— roger lowenstein, WSJ, "‘God, War, and Providence’ Review: When Conquest Was Puritanical," 13 June 2018
But his heterodoxy on entitlements certainly helped at least somewhat, especially with older voters.

— dylan matthews, Vox, "Paul Ryan paved the way for Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party," 11 Apr. 2018
Should there be any limits to the embrace of heterodoxy?

— conor friedersdorf, The Atlantic, "A New Leader in the Push for Diversity of Thought on Campus," 6 Feb. 2018
Hard to believe it’s only been two years since presidential candidate Trump abruptly canceled a CPAC appearance amid reports of a large walkout to protest his ideological heterodoxy.

— ed kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "CPAC Is Going to Be a Trump-Fest," 22 Feb. 2018
Even as Egyptian authorities play to the dystopian script by attempting to punish the author for his heterodoxies, his book memorably celebrates the country’s underground seams of freedom and individual expression.

— sam sacks, WSJ, "The Best New Fiction," 22 Dec. 2017
Likewise, the contest isn’t a race between a liberal or a moderate, or between heterodoxy and orthodoxy.

— jamelle bouie, Slate Magazine, "In Virginia, Tom Perriello’s focus on black voters could make him succeed where Bernie Sanders failed.," 12 June 2017
Self-sacrifice was exalted in all fascist and revolutionary movements, but in the Legion, martyrdom was virtually required, accompanied by theological heterodoxy.

— stanley g. payne, Slate Magazine, "“A Unique Death Cult”," 21 Feb. 2017
Ditto the hysterical discussions undoubtedly now arising from an anodyne piece of climate heterodoxy by the paper’s newest columnist,...

— holman w. jenkins, WSJ, "Climate Editors Have a Meltdown," 2 May 2017

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